Ahhh... a moment alone

Brenden just laid down for a nap. The dogs are eating. Furthurmore, the dogs are eating THEIR food. I have a good two minutes of peace, quiet, and no smells.

Ricky is a scavenger. If something hits the ground he gobbles it up before I can even bend down to pick it up. It pisses me off SOOOO bad, but I feel horrible locking him away everytime food is around. Because let's face it, with a one year old there is always food around. But seriously, I'm about to do it because it is making me so angry. If Brenden is eating a snack on the floor (which I often let him do) and he accidentally drops a piece, Ricky snatches it up. If Brenden is walking around with a cracker or something and by chance waves it in front of Ricky's face Ricky will try to eat it out of his hands. All these table scraps are giving him horrid gas. It isn't a once or twice a day thing. No, it's a once or twice every fifteen minutes thing. And it's not just a wave of smelliness then it's gone. It lingers. Those who have witnessed it can attest to what I am saying. Being pregnant with a heightened sense of smell makes it THAT much worse. I'm read to get rid of him. Oh, if only we hadn't dished out close to $5k to get them from Okinawa to here. They are pretty much ours for life now.

End rant about dogs. Well, really just Ricky. Zeus is being awesome. No accidents in the house, not bothering me one bit. He's just being a great little dog.

Brenden is doing awesome. He's such a sweet little boy and being his mom is the best. He does act out and throw his tantrums, but I do know that they aren't meaningless. That somewhat helps me deal with them. I know that he is trying to tell me something... he wants me, he wants food, he wants sleep... something. He just can't get the words out so he screams. We're working on the words though.

Brielle is also doing awesome, as far as I can tell. She's a little mover and much like Brenden these days, hates when Mommy is sitting down. She gets kick crazy when I'm cramping her space. She's got strong little kicks which just melts my heart. I can't wait to meet her beautiful face.

Day 1

New home in England. New baby on the way. New blog. New blog that I WILL keep up with, at least while William is away. I need a place to get my thoughts out. Brenden's a GREAT listener, but sometimes I want more.

Right now, he's awake and just dumped a box of Cheerios on the floor, so I must tend to the mess! And welcome to my blog and my life!!!